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Jan 17 2026 
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Jan 17 2026 
Is Israel The Bankrupt Colony?
A Perspective: How the Gulf States Bought the Region Washington Could No Longer Afford
The ballrooms are full again. In Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and Doha, the ministers and sovereign wealth fund directors gather under crystal chandeliers to discuss what they euphemistically call “regional stability frameworks.” The air conditioning hums at arctic intensity while outside the temperature… Continue reading
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Jan 17 2026 
Things you need to know about the protests in Iran
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PROTESTS IN IRAN 1. Allegations of “mass casualties” among Iran protesters are not dependable. They come from a group called Center for Human Rights in Iran. The Center for Human Rights in Iran is NOT in Iran. It is in New York.2. Is it an… pic.twitter.com/y96BQROim7— tim anderson… Continue reading
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Jan 17 2026 
A cautious prediction: What will international relations look like in 2026?
Dmitry Trenin:
The author is the Director of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at the Higher School of Economics and a Leading Research Fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
[For interest and while we have the controversy raging on the Carlson-Karaganov interview ongoing, it… Continue reading
